900 forty fourth Ave. N.
Nashville-based Pennington Distilling — recognized for its Pickers Vodka — has ceased operations and ended its excursions and tastings at its facility in The Nations, with its house owners looking for to promote.
Married couple Jenny and Jeff Pennington based the spirits enterprise in 2011, with the distillery having been considered one of Nashville’s longest-operational alcoholic beverage makers.
Jeff Pennington says the corporate’s manufacturers are nonetheless being distributed to retail institutions and that Speakeasy Spirits (doing enterprise as Pennington Distilling) is in discussions with potential patrons of the enterprise.
Speakeasy Properties LLC owns the property from which Pennington Distilling had operated, having paid $1.35 million for it in 2016, Metro data observe. The handle is 900 forty fourth Ave. N., with the property situated adjoining to the location of Fats Backside Brewing Co. The Penningtons haven’t any possession in the true property.
Jenny and Jeff Pennington
Speakeasy Properties LLC, managed by native businessman Thomas Bernard, is an investor in Speakeasy Spirits.
Jeff Pennington — the son of native restaurateur Jay Pennington, who owns 12South’s City Grub and Buttermilk Ranch, plans to develop a website in that district (learn right here) and as soon as co-owned Sure’ry, South Avenue and Native Taco — says the final tour and tasting was given on Sunday, Nov. 3. He says he and Jenny haven’t decided their subsequent profession transfer.
“We’re deeply grateful for 13 years of assist from the Nashville group and past,” Pennington says. “Although we’ve paused operations at our distillery and tasting room in The Nations, we stay longing for a future the place our manufacturers proceed to thrive.”
Along with the aforementioned Pickers Vodka — which represents one of many top-selling vodkas at The Flora-Bama Lounge (which ranks among the many South’s largest bars) in Perdido Key, Fla. — Pennington Distilling is thought for its Davidson Reserve whiskey.
This text was first revealed by our sister publication, the Nashville Put up.
